Early repolarization phenomenon in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia-cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation

Europace. 2008 Dec;10(12):1447-9. doi: 10.1093/europace/eun279. Epub 2008 Oct 22.

Abstract

The case of a 26-year-old male with sudden cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation and the final diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia-cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) and initial early repolarization phenomenon is presented in detail. An additional analysis of early repolarization in additional 359 patients with ISFC/ESC diagnostic criteria of ARVD/C revealed a frequency within the threshold in healthy volunteers with 3% in isolated lateral leads and 7% in inferolateral leads. The high frequency of electrocardiographic early repolarization limited to inferior leads (22%) is probably due to late depolarization and represents an already reported typical feature of ARVD/C.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / complications*
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia / diagnosis*
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / complications*
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / diagnosis*